On
May
19, 1983, Elizabeth Diane Downs and her three small children
were shot by an assassin on a country road near
Springfield, Oregon.

The account for TV
movie "Small Sacrifices", based on Ann Rule's book, paint
a sordid and distorted picture of the
sentenced mother. The role of Diane Downs was portrayed by
Farrah Fawcett using Diane's real name without her consent and
was primarily based on book, the trial and conclusions. It
create an impression in the mind of the public that it was a
representation of the truth. In the movie assumed names of the
other players are as well untrue.

THE OREGON TRIAL

and what
happened in great extend:

The reality of this
case reveals an Oregon murder investigation that was corrupt, an
individual that was persecuted and who, with good believe, was
not only innocent but received excessive punishment. The case
was prosecuted on serious suspicion of wrongdoing which
included: